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The Chinese word rennai - 忍耐 - rěnnài
(patience in Chinese)



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Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)

rěnnài

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English translations

patience, to put up with,
to keep patience

Chinese characters:


Chinese characters  ( rennai / rěnnài ) with pronunciation (English translation: patience )

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忍耐 ( rennai / rěnnài ) is composed of these characters: 忍 (ren) , 耐 (nai)
The traditional Chinese characters of rěnnài are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 忍耐 ( rennai / rěnnài ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Zai rennai yixia, mashang jiu dao le.
Zài rěnnài yīxià, mǎshàng jiù dào le.
 – English translation: Hang on a little longer, we're almost there.

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

to bear  |  to endure
 
More words that mean patience in Chinese
nàixīn ( 耐心 ), nàixìng ( 耐性 )

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